Elementary School Pupils Began Competing to Be the Best Eco-dudes

Elementary School Pupils Began Competing to Be the Best Eco-dudes Ljubljana, 18 February 2013 Ecoquiz, the elementary school competition in environmental topics is about to begin, with pupils competing for the 12th time in their knowledge of the three areas: health and well-being, efficient energy use, and sustainable mobility. So far 157 schools have joined the Ecoquiz. Every year the competition brings new knowledge to schools, and the top five schools receive funding for actual environmental investments. These are provided by Telekom Slovenije which organizes the Ecoquiz competition together with the Ekoola (Eco-school) program, and will also make it possible for the competition to be held online for the fifth year in a row.

This year's environmental topics that the pupils will study in detail were selected from three different areas. Six-graders will focus on the topic of health and well-being, learning how they can help boost their immune systems in a natural way. Seven-graders will be learning about the laws, myths, and misconceptions about energy, and the impact that energy production has on the environment. Those in eighth grade will be focusing on sustainable mobility, learning about the importance of traffic in our lives, and its impact on the natural environment. The Ecoquiz will be held via the http://eko.telekom.si website, where both educational material and practice exams are available, as well as all information about how the competition is run.

Telekom Slovenije donated a total of 10,000 to the last year's 3 first placed schools. The Science Kidz group from the turje Ajdovina elementary school won first place in the 2011/12 school year for the second time in a row, receiving a donation of 5,000 that they used for environmental investments. Every year students are thrilled to participate, which is also evident by the number of teams registered. Preparations are in full swing, and pupils themselves decide who is on the team. The desire to win is naturally also present, said Irena Knafelc, one of the mentors, adding that third is a lucky charm.

The second placed team was the Martin Krpan elementary school from Ljubljana, which was also second for a second year in a row in the 2011/12 school year, receiving a donation of 3,000 euros. The donation went towards the construction of wooden waste bins on school grounds, outdoo, classrooms along with a compost processing system for an eco-garden. The principal Barbara itnik Ternovec said that after five years of participation in the Eco-school program they have noticed numerous advantages, and nobody has any problems with separating their trash anymore. Children are more aware about the environment and even remind their parents about recycling. While all the students would like to win this year, they are sticking to the motto that it is more important to participate and have a good time doing so.

Telekom Slovenije donated a total of 10,000 to last year's winners. Telekom Slovenije will for a fifth year contribute to the conservation of our natural heritage by supporting the socially responsible project Ecoquiz, aimed at young people.

The head of public relations at Telekom Slovenije Darinka Pavli-Kamien said: At Telekom Slovenije we have been a proud supporter of the Ecoquiz for a number of years, as this subject supports our entrepreneurial objective with an explicit focus on sustainable development and ecology. We are enthusiastic about the large number of elementary school pupils from all over Slovenia, who not only compete, but also study and learn about pressing environmental topics. This is where we see our key role for today and tomorrow.

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